HRO Attorneys in Print
Golf Course and Resort Development Team
Phoenix attorney Robyn Nordin Stowell's article, "Private Club Liability Issues: A Look at Errant Golf Balls and Lightning," was published in the Spring 2010 edition of Club Director. Ms. Stowell's article focuses on how private clubs can protect themselves from negligence claims associated with errant golf balls and lightning. Click here to view a full pdf of the article. Ms. Stowell's complete chapter on golf and club liability issues, "General Liability Issues," is included in the National Club Association's new publication, The Legal Reference Guide for Private Clubs (www.nationalclub.org). That chapter covers liability topics such as fitness centers, pools, child care, and golf cars, and provides a process to avoid and mitigate liability.
Estate Planning
HRO attorney Norv Brasch was recently quoted in the March 2010 issue of Financial Advisor Magazine regarding estate tax issues. Click here to view a PDF of the full article
AntiFraud
Fraudster Loses Bid to Unfreeze Assets to Pay SEC Defense Attorney
Securities fraud convict Thomas Rittweger, appearing pro se from the federal prison where he is incarcerated, failed March 8 to persuade the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York to unfreeze assets in a related 10-year old Securities and Exchange Commission civil enforcement action so that he has the funds to hire an attorney to defend him in the SEC lawsuit (SEC v. Credit Bancorp Ltd., S.D.N.Y., 99 Civ. 11395, 3/8/10). Click here to view a PDF of the full article
Litigation
HRO Boulder-based partner Tim Reynolds was quoted several times in the February 24, 2010 edition of The National Law Journal. Mr. Reynolds attended a hearing about whether music downloader Joel Tenenbaum should receive a new trial or reduced fines, while also debating Congress' intent in setting infringement damages. Click here to view a PDF of the full article
The 12/08/2009 edition of Compliance Week includes HRO partner Michael MacPhail commenting on the SEC's enforcement statistics and historical attempts to "make its numbers." Click here to view a PDF of the full article. This article is also available reprinted on the Securities Docket website at http://www.securitiesdocket.com/2009/12/08/deceptive-and-elusive-metrics-for-sec-enforcement/
Real Estate
HRO partner Scott Rogers was published in the November 2009 issue of The Marin Lawyer. In the article, Scott discusses a recent California Court of Appeal decision that emphasizes the need to carefully draft real estate contract documents. Click here to view a PDF of the article. The full November 2009 issue of The Marin Lawyer is available at http://www.marinbar.org/newsletter/2009/0911.pdf
Securities
HRO partner Michael MacPhail was quoted in the 11/12/2009 edition of Securities Regulation & Law Report, in which he commented on the acquittal of former Bear Stearns & Co. Inc. managers Ralph Cioffi and Matthew Tannin, indicating that email evidence can be taken out of context and "not viewed as dispositive by the jury."
Open Source
Boulder-based HRO attorney Jason Haislmaier recently published two articles in the October and December issues of ALI-ABA's The Practical Lawyer magazine. Mr. Haislmaier explains recent changes to the open source legal landscape and discusses how companies can develop programs to benefit from open source software while mitigating legal risk.
Securities
HRO partner Michael MacPhail was quoted in the 08/31/2009 edition of Securities Regulation & Law Report, in which he raised concerns regarding the Securities and Exchange Commission’s expanded use of temporary restraining orders and other ex parte relief and their potential to prevent securities fraud defendant from seeking outside counsel. Click here to view a PDF of the full article. Reproduced with permission from Securities Regulation & Law Report, 41 SRLR 1630 (Aug. 31, 2009). Copyright 2009 by The Bureau of National Affairs, Inc. (800-372-1033) <http://www.bna.com>
Securities
HRO partner Michael MacPhail was quoted in the 08/11/2009 edition of U.S. Law Week, in which he offered his comments on Securities and Exchange Commission Enforcement Director Richard Khuzami's plans to reorganize the Enforcement Unit into five units, as well as proposed new subpoena powers.
Click here to view a PDF of the full article. Reproduced with permission from The United States Law Week, 78 U.S.L.W. 2076 (Aug. 24, 2009). Copyright 2009 by The Bureau of National Affairs, Inc. (800-372-1033) <http://www.bna.com>
Real Estate
HRO partner Scott Rogers was published in the May 2009 edition of a prominent Bay Area real estate journal, The Registry. In his article entitled "Smoking Gun," Scott discusses the significance of a recent California appellate court ruling that determined that the owner/manager of an apartment complex could be liable under a public nuisance cause of action for personal injuries suffered by a tenant where the property owner/manager permitted smoking in outdoor common areas (pools, picnic and other areas) of the apartment complex. Click here to view the article in full.
Outsourcing
HRO partner Jason Haislmaier was featured in an article published by Financier Worldwide.com, commenting on the continued rise in the number of companies seeking to reduce costs through outsourcing. Click here to view the article in full.
Patent
HRO partners Scott R. Bialecki and Mark L. Yaskanin contributed a chapter to Understanding Patent Reform Implications, entitled "Overcoming Obstacles to Patent Reform." Aimed at C-Level Business Leaders, the book is published by Aspatore Books. Click here for more information.
Open Source
HRO partner Jason Haislmaier was featured in an article published by infoworld.com, commenting on Microsoft's lawsuit against Linux-based technology vendor Tom-Tom over alleged patent violations. Click here to view the article in full.
Taxation
HRO partner Tom Yearout led the ABA Tax Section's comments on Series LLCs (in response to Notice 2008-19). Click here for more information.
Privacy
HRO associate Stephen Rynerson co-authored a book titled Privacy Law in a Nutshell. Click here for more information.
Employment
HRO associate Kevin Burch wrote an article entitled "When Does a Wellness Program Comply with the HIPAA Nondiscrimination Regulations?" The article was featured in July 2008 edition of Employee Benefit Plan Review. Click here for the article.
Open Source
HRO partner Jason Haislmaier was featured in an article from internetnews.com. Click here for the article. He also co-authored an article called "Managing Open Source Software" that was featured in AeA's techline magazine. Click here for the entire publication.
Antitrust
HRO partner Jesse Markham was featured in the Antitrust Update in the May 2008 edition of California Lawyer.